Myocarditis is the inflammation of the myocardium, which often is associated with myocyte degeneration and necrosis. Over a few years, the range... View Article
Of all the major subsets of cardiomyopathies, Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is the least common. It hints at a worse prognosis when found... View Article
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is also referred to as congestive cardiomyopathy. It is characterized by the dilation of the ventricular cavity,... View Article
It can be characterized by ventricular hypertrophy without distinctive hemodynamic etiology which leads to an increased myocardial thickness... View Article
Cardiomyopathy refers to diseases of the myocardium linked with cardiac dysfunction. It has been categorized into primary and secondary forms.... View Article
When the caudal neuropore experiences final closure, the process of primary neurulation develops into secondary neurulation. The spinal cord's... View Article
Before systole, electrical signals travel from the AV node to the AV bundle also referred to as the bundle of His to the Purkinje fibers, which... View Article
The ventricles relax in the early diastole and the semilunar valves close. The atrioventricular valves open causing the ventricles to get filled... View Article
Purkinje fibres associate with the ends of the bundle branches forming an interweaving network on the endocardial surface of both the ventricles.... View Article
The origin of the bundle branches is at the higher margin of the muscle interventricular septum, just under the membranous septum where the cells... View Article
The bundle of His is a structure connecting the distal portion of the compact-natured AV node, penetrating the central fibrous body. It advances... View Article
The notochord is derived during gastrulation. This structure serves as the base for the axial skeleton. The formation process starts when the... View Article
In the process of cardiac catheterization, the doctor inserts a catheter gently into a vein or artery in the neck, groin or arm up till the... View Article
Cardiac output can go up to 5 fold its resting value if required. These alterations are usually a result of changes in heart frequency. Having... View Article
The measure of the volume of the blood the heart pumps every minute is the cardiac output (CO). It can be measured by multiplying the heart rate... View Article
Cysts are tiny sacs filled with fluid, air or other such substances while a tumour refers to any abnormal region of the extra tissues. Both these... View Article
Limiting factors can be identified by their ability to constrain the size of the population and cease it from growing. Some instances of limiting... View Article
The measure of the potential of water to do work is water potential. To be able to carry out some work an object should apply sufficient force to... View Article
Plants transpire through stomata, primarily present on the leaves. Several desert plants have tiny stomata and some stomata compared to other... View Article
A) They transport 99.5 per cent of O2 B) They carry about 20Â-25 per cent of CO2 C) They do not carry CO2 at all D) They transport about 80... View Article
